I think the girl goat / chicken area has definitely gotten out of hand with how tall everything is. It’s at least chest high to me. The girls and chickens seem to get around just fine, so it doesn’t seem to bother them. The girls always have full forage bellies, so they’re eating it just a lot slower then it’s growing.
One of my favorite things is watching the animals.. Chickens are definitely always doing something and are pretty entertaining. I’m waiting patiently for these guys to grow…. Excited to have all the chickens together in a few weeks hopefully.
2023-07-02 23:46:48 +0000 UTC
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Have you ever just found a deal just to good to pass up? Well that’s been happening a lot to me recently. I found some quail that are 80% cheaper then the average price. 5 weeks so they’ll start to lay eggs within the next few weeks. The downside is they were housed with chickens at the place I got them from, and they are a little mean… Almost every quail I got has no feathers on its back. Google says they’ll grow back inbetween 1-12 months so we’ll see when they all get feathers again..
2023-07-01 21:53:21 +0000 UTC
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I got two roosters processed yesterday… made them into literal fried chicken. Have quite a few more to either rehome or eat. The kittens are getting bigger and are very comfortable here lol. They are definitely crazy and full of energy almost 24/7. Great entertainment 💕
2023-06-29 16:38:57 +0000 UTC
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Lots of stuff going on here.. goats got sick so spent the weekend getting the medicine that they needed and treating them. It looked like it really did work overnight. There was definitely night and day difference the next day after the first dose. The last video I attached is to show how much quail grow in 1-3 days. The little one hatched last night and is completely dry just crusty… lol. It spent most of its first minutes cleaning itself and now it’s taking a nap under the heat lamp.
2023-06-27 16:43:54 +0000 UTC
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Quail have been hatching daily. Have 6 currently. Have a few more from this batch looking like they’ll be hatching soon. ( I kept added eggs 4/5 days after I started the first ones, I wanted to fill my incubator lol…) if you’ve never seen an egg wiggle you should! I’ve never seen one wiggle so much, it was definitely cool I was able to capture a video!
2023-06-26 00:46:20 +0000 UTC
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My first quail hatched this morning day 17! I’m excited to see how many more I’ll get from this batch! Have 108 for the next batch!
2023-06-23 13:37:03 +0000 UTC
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Got 74 more chickens today….. between 4 months and a few weeks old. Most of these are polish chickens, got some more Easter eggers, Rhode Island reds, and the rest are polish crosses.
2023-06-22 22:34:30 +0000 UTC
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I’m not sure why I waited so long to check what genders my quail were but I have 6 females out of 13. I have removed 4 boys I plan on eating this week. It’s a lot less chaotic with the hens now. I got 50 more quail eggs for my incubator! They have to sit out for 12 hours then I can put them in, counting down the minutes…
2023-06-20 18:27:27 +0000 UTC
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A lot has been happening here. I have had a lot of chickens “go missing” and have been finding them after the one dog who’s able to get them by putting his head through the fence. Also a chicken flew into an outdoor dog kennel that one also didn’t make it. Second picture is a rooster that had kinda a bum leg last week and found him under stuck under a pallet. I’m not sure how long he was under there. ( thinking 2/3 days ) So I have definitely lost too many.. I literally think this week I have lost 10 chickens at least.
2023-06-19 14:58:08 +0000 UTC
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Collecting eggs never gets old. It’s always a surprise everyday how many your going to get. I’ve loved the puppy stage with Rue, looks like that stage is coming to an end soon.
2023-06-16 03:11:22 +0000 UTC
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I am starting to get quite the collection of eggs. I think it’s about time to maybe start trying to sell them! I did pick up 3 new kittens this morning! Just for right now I’m keeping them in the dog kennel when I’m not inside just to prevent any injuries to the kittens from any other animals. Just starting to work on introducing everyone to the new additions!
2023-06-13 17:12:21 +0000 UTC
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I hope everyone had a good weekend!!
I got a hole in the shed to let the chickens out, now the female goats and them cohabitate.
Can you spy the goats in the last picture? It’s always a game of I-spy when I go check on them.
2023-06-12 18:12:50 +0000 UTC
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Okay so today’s definitely been a good day! I was able to get my male goat pen created and picked up a buddy for Homer… his name is Flanders and he is another alpine. He is debudded… but there’s definitely horns growing back on him so we’ll see what happens with that. Otherwise they have gotten along great and I’m excited to see how this goes!
2023-06-10 02:40:34 +0000 UTC
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Been a busy few days! I’ve gotten my chicks sold! I’ve gotten my new batch of quail eggs in the incubator. Also my cats have been obsessed with trying to get the birds in the barn.
2023-06-08 16:24:37 +0000 UTC
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Just in case anyone was wondering the difference in size between a quail and a chicken egg.
Also have all the goats named… sticking with the Simpsons theme ( 4 of my cats are named after a character ) Homer is the male. Fully black female is marge. Brown female is Lisa. The black with a white face is Maggie.
2023-06-05 14:26:56 +0000 UTC
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I lost my hair tie this morning, I found tuck ( my smaller golden retriever ) chewing on it 10 minutes after I took the photo.
I also have had 9 chicks hatched and looks like 3 more are trying to join them.
I also think the chicken in the last photo is my oddest looking chicken. Have you seen any chickens look weirder?
2023-06-04 16:24:58 +0000 UTC
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My two golden retrievers love to get into the water on these hot days.
Also my cherry tree looks like it’s actually going to produce cherries this year!
2023-06-03 14:12:11 +0000 UTC
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On hot days I don’t think there’s a better way to do farm chores then in your bikini…
The goats seem to be settling in pretty good. I’m excited to see how big they get! They usually range 135-170 ibs when full grown..
I also woke up to a pretty cool surprise!!! My first chick is hatched and it looks like a few more are starting to hatch. Funny thing is first chick is pretty dark colored and all the hens I took eggs from were white and for the most part the roosters were completely white too. I’m excited to see the other colors!
2023-06-02 15:16:25 +0000 UTC
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This picture is from last night I took it right before finally going inside for the day.
I’m going to try grow a blueberry bush from some old blueberries… we’ll see how that goes.
I got three laying hens for free yesterday too, they are the white big hens in the back. The one closest white hen is one of the current layers I had before.
2023-06-01 15:20:39 +0000 UTC
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I can’t believe how big my ducks are getting!
3 I hatched they are the black ones they’re called cayuga ducks.
2 I bought they are American pekin ducks and they will be all white when they’re bigger.
I am also impatiently waiting for my chicks to hatch.. I’m hoping I see some hopefully by the end of this weekend!
2023-05-31 15:06:12 +0000 UTC
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Happy Memorial Day! Thank you to everyone who has served or is serving currently!!
Goats are officially here! Have four alpines! 3 girls and a boy. Have any name suggestions??
Also saw a rainbow, don’t know how often you get to see one so I thought I’d share 💕
2023-05-30 00:07:02 +0000 UTC
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On the way to the fishing spot was beautiful…. When I got there and starting fishing…. Mosquitos galore… 🦟
Does anyone else have a mosquito season where they are??
Btw they stayed that thick the entirety of fishing last night.
2023-05-28 20:22:33 +0000 UTC
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What view is better?? 💕
2023-05-26 20:39:54 +0000 UTC
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